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Bhaktawar, N. (2011). South African Yearbook 2010/11: Nineteenth Edition. Republic of South Africa: Government Communication and Information Systems.

This is a reliable source because it is the official yearbook of South Africa. In the credits section of the book, it is written that all of the editorial staff took reasonable care to make sure that all facts and statistics were correct. (need more)

South Africa. (2013). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 3/4/13 from
http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-9109715?query=south%20africa&ct=

This source is extremely reliable because an online encyclopedia retrieves the data. This source gives many general facts about South Africa in which are un-debatable such as the population, capital, location, etc. Britannica has been copyrighted in order for it to be credible to students’ use.


Saunders, C. (2013). South Africa. In World Book Student. Retrieved on 3/4/13 from http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar520940&st=south+africa

This source is reliable because the author, Christopher Saunders of the University of Cape Town, is a professor in the Department of Historical Studies and has a doctorate in Philosophy. He is also an editor at the South Africa Historical Journal and the President of the South Africa Historical Society.

Jones, C. (1993). World history library, Africa 1500-1900. New York: N, Facts on File Inc.

Constance A. Jones has a Ph.D. in sociology of religion. This sociologist had graduated from Emory University. She also studies religious movements like Hinduism and Buddhism in the West. Jones studies the meeting of East and West in intellectual history as well.

Meredith, M. (2005). The fate of Africa. United States, Public Affairs.

Martin Meredith is a historian, journalist, and biographer. He has written several books on Africa and its modern day history. Meredith had worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa for The Observer and Sunday Times. Later, he had become a researcher at St Antony's College, Oxford.


South Africa. (2013). In Encyclopedia Britannica

http://www.britannica.com/Ebchecked/topic/555568/South-Africa

Africa.The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2012.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Africa.html